Window screen



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J. FEENEY WINDOW SCREEN 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Nov. 23. 1921 IN VEN TOR 6617? I'll]! ll 'W' ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 17, 1925.

'Jomv FEENEY, or LODI, NEW JERSEY.

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Application filed November 23, 1921, Serial No. 517,238. Renewed August .28, 1924.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, J OHN FEENEY, a cit zen of the United States,residing at Loch,

in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and use.- v

any portion of the window opening exposed,

whenany one of the sashes is raised or lowered.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window screen construction of the character above set forth embodying a spring roller mounted above the window casing, a pair of guide rods, one to be positioned at each side ofthe window casing, and a section of textile fabric wound partly aroundthe roller and having means connecting the edges of said sectionswith the rod so that the fabrics may be readily raised or lowered to cover any portion of the window opening and securely held in such position.

In addition to the foregoing this invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement on parts to be hereinafter described and particularly set forth in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are desig nated by the same characters of reference throughout the several views in which they appear:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a window casing and sashes, illustrating the association therewith of my invention.

Figure 2 is a view in vertical section of the window casing and associated-parts.

Figure 3 is a View in section similar to Figure 2 showing the upper portion thereof and the manner in which the screen is used to cover the upper portion of the window opening.

Figure at is a view in section of the window casing illustrating the screen in a fully lowered position.

Figure 5 is a detailed View on an enlarged scale in elevation of the guide rod for the screen.

Figure 6 is adetailed view in vertical section of the lower portion of the window casing and guide rod on an enlarged scale.

Figure 7 is a detailed View of the upper end of one'of' the guide rods.

Figure 8 is a detailed view in section of a fasdtening device for holding the guide rods, an I Figure 9 is a detailed View in section of a fastener for securing the screen in lowered position. V

lVith reference to' the drawings, 10 indicates the guide members of a window casing and 11 the window sill. The upper and lower sashes are indicated at 12 and 13 respectively, and an ordinary type of win'' dow shade and roller is indicated at 1 1. Mounted in the upper portion of the window casing below the roller 14 is a pair of window brackets 15, one at each side be tween which to support a shade roller 16. IVound around said roller is one end of a piece of textile fabric indicated at 17, such as cheese cloth, crinoline or the like. Mounted on each side of the window casing is'a vertical rod 18. The lower end of each rod is mounted upon a U-shaped bracket 19, which is designed to embrace the ends of the window sill 11. A set screw 20 is fixed to each clamp 19 to engage the under side of the sill and thereby hold the clamps in place. Sleeves 21 are secured to the rear face of the screen 17 at the side edges, each sleeve being adapted to receive one of the rods 18. A nut 22 applied to the upper end of the rod prevents the sleeve from being drawn outward therefrom. In this manner the screen is guided in vertical movement and held at its edges against the window casing. The sleeves 21 are held to the screen by means of strips of fabric 28 as shown in Figures 5 and 6. A rod 24 is extended transversely of the screen and located in a pocket formed therein against the lower end of the screen but leaving a flap 25 between the extremity of the screen and said rod 24. Another rod 26 is enclosed in a pocket formed upon the extremity of the flap 25, said rod 26 being shorter than the rod 24, it being noted that the flap 25 is provided with inturned edges 25 as shown by Figure 5 of the drawings. Mounted on each side of the window casing is a plate 27, having a slot 28 formed therein through which a pin, screw or the like, 29 extends, said screw penetrating the window casing to hold itheplate thereto. Aapin 30 extends from one end of the plate and em bracing said pin is a sleeve 31. Abutton having a center openinguis slipped .over the pin. Said opening is countersunk to provide a recess 33 in which a spring -34 is enclosed, said spring being embraced about the pin and :bearingat one; end against the front and at its other end against the head 35 015 the pin 30. The buttons 32' are1'd'esigned to engage *over the rod 18 to-hol d the same against the sides of the windowcasing so as toprevent the formationzof 'a space between the edges ofthe screen and the window-casing: V

In use, the flap 25 of the screen is grasped and the latter raised or lowered after the manner of a windo-w shade'so:as to-cover any portion of the windowopeningdesired. YVhen both of the sashes 12 and 13 arc low ered every portion of the Window may be covered, and-the space bet-ween the lower" edge of the screen and the upper edges of the sashes may be closed by rest'ing 'the rod 26 upon said sashes, the flap 25 closing said space to prevent the entrance of insects into the room. This is illustrated in Figure 3e When the screen is in a-fully lowered-post tion asshownin Figure 4 it is'held by meansof a pair otnut fasteners 36, located upon the sill, thcsebeing mounted upon a pin 37: which enters a'sleeve 38 onsaid sill; as shown in Figure 9.

W'hile I have illustrated and described my I invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may, be maden I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the formofnthe details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the sp-i'rit ot the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus'described invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States LettersePatent is 1' In: combination. with a window casing, a shade. roller Vrnounted' thereon, a screen coins prising: .a section 01 :textile fabric wrapped. 1 at 'onerend around: the roller, a pa-iriofirod-s detachab ly connected to the; sides of the casing includingmeans for) clamping the:

loivere ends; of z the rod to the I sill of: said casing, a sliding sleevez'on'each o'ifstherods,

stripsfor attaching the :fabric to the sleeves,

constitute flaps to. be gripped in sraisingrrv-and lowering the screen.

In testimony whereofflaflix any signature in. presence of two witnesses.

J OHN-FEEN EY [1. s] \Vitnessess Jnssn Gonrorrus, BENJAMIN-- Biionnooen; 

